Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability Features - IBM xSeries 300 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Reliability, availability, and serviceability features

Three of the most important features in server design are reliability, availability,
and serviceability (RAS). These RAS features help to ensure the integrity of the
data stored on your server; that your server is available when you want to use it;
and that should a failure occur, you can easily diagnose and repair the failure with
minimal inconvenience.
The following is an abbreviated list of the RAS features that your server supports.
v Reliability features
v Availability features
v Serviceability features
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– Boot block recovery
– Cooling fans with speed-sensing capability
– Customer-upgradable basic input and output system (BIOS) code
– ECC front-side buses (FSBs) and L2 cache
– Advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI)
– Power-on self-test (POST)
– SDRAM with serial presence detect (SPD)
– Advanced desktop management interface (DMI) features
– Auto-restart initial program load (IPL) power supply
– Automatic error retry or recovery
– Automatic server restart
– Automatic restart after power failure
– Built-in, menu-driven configuration programs
– Built-in, menu-driven setup programs
– Failover Ethernet support
– Menu-driven diagnostic programs on CD-ROM
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– Microsoft Windows NT
– Monitoring support for temperature, voltage, and fan speed
– Server management
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– Wake on LAN capability
– 24 hours per day, seven days a week customer support
– Adaptec 29160LP built-in self-test (BIST)
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– Alert on LAN 2
– CD-ROM-based diagnostics
– Diagnostic support of Ethernet controllers
– Error codes and messages
– Processor serial number access
– Read-only memory (ROM) checksums
– Standard cables present detection
– Standby voltage for system management features and monitoring
– System error logging
– Vital product data (VPD) (includes information stored in nonvolatile memory
for easier remote viewing)
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failover support
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